liability學測 L5KK [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti] ｜ /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
法律責任；賠償責任·累贅；不利因素；包袱
學測商業/法律情境常考的抽象名詞
A player who often gets hurt can become a liability to the whole team.
常常受傷的球員，可能變成整支球隊的累贅。
一個畫面：背負包袱
闖禍擔責出了差錯要自己扛起責任
帳單纏身積欠款項等著清償
拖累前進像沉重包袱拖慢腳步
義項
肇事擔責C1noun法律責任；賠償責任
After the car hit the fence, the driver had liability and had to pay for it.
汽車撞上圍籬後，駕駛人必須負起責任賠償。
legal liabilityfinancial liability
拖累隊友C1noun累贅；不利因素；包袱
His old phone was so slow it became a liability at work.
他的舊手機速度太慢，變成工作上的累贅。
a liability to the teambecome a liability
片語
limited liability有限責任 →只在出資範圍內負責
liability insurance賠償保險 →萬一出事由保險賠
a liability to拖累隊友 →變成別人的累贅
你會不會這樣說？
His old phone was so slow it became a ___ at work. (liability / ability)
看答案
liability
liability 指累贅，ability 指能力，字形相近但意思完全不同。
'After the car hit the fence, the driver had liability and had to pay for it.' 這裡的 liability 最接近哪個意思？(A) 法律責任 (B) 累贅
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(A)
此句描述肇事後需負責賠償，對應「法律責任」義項，而非累贅義。
字族
liable 有責任的；易於…的・liabilities （資產負債表上的）負債